The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Imam, Hon. Syed Ali
Imam, Hon. Syed Ali, Legal Member, Viceroy’s Council, Calcutta; s. of Syed Imdad Imamkhan, a reputed scholar and physician of Patna; b. at Neora near Patna, 1869; educ: Zilla school, Arrah, and the Patna College; proceed ed to England, joined the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar, 1890; returned to India and began practice at Calcutta and then removed to Bihar; was retained by the Crown in the famous Dumraon Raj adoption case at Arrah; was a Member of the District Board, and the Municipality of Patna for six years; Trustee of the A.M.O. College, Aligarh, 1903; President, Bihar Provincial Conference, 1908; Fellow, Calcutta University, 1909; President, All-India Muslim League Conference, Amritsar, 1909; suggested a system of mixed Eelectorates as a result of the compromise arrived at with the Hon. Mr. G. K. Gokhale; an ardent supporter of the Indian National Congress and was of great help to the Indian delegates who had proceeded to England in 1890; succeeded Sir. S. P. Sinha as Legal Member of the Viceroy’s Council, 1910. Address: Delhi; Calcutta; and Patna, India.